University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast
Date Issued: 11 January 2001
Mountain Cedar location(s): Ozark Mountains, AR/MO
Regional weather: Thursday, January 11 - TX/OK/AR: Weak high pressure moving into the region in the wake of the departing storm system. Clouds and/or fog over much of the region this morning. Becoming sunny to partly cloudy west and south, continued cloudy today north and east. Chance of precipitation this morning in the eastern sections, all day in AR. Highs mostly in the 40's to 60's, lows tonight mostly 30's and 40's. Some fog possible tonight, sunny to partly cloudy on Friday.
Trajectory weather: Cloudy with areas of drizzle or light snow today, high in the mid-30's. Cloudy with fog tonight, low in the 20's. Decreasing clouds on Friday, high in the 40's.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are unfavorable for pollen release today. Temperatures, humidities, and winds are all unfavorable for pollen release, and precipitation is ongoing this morning. No release expected today, with Low Risk of exposure. TK
Trajectory Start(s) (shown by black star on map): Oak Grove, AR
Prepared by: Thomas Keever (Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU), Estelle Levetin (Faculty of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, 600 S. College, Tulsa, OK 74104), and C.E. Main (Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7618). This forecast gives the anticipated future track of released Mountain Cedar pollen, weather conditions over the region and along the forecast pathway, and an estimated time of arrival for various metropolitan areas.
Questions: Aerobiology Lab e-mail: pollen@utulsa.edu
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